> The question is why? Because they would disagree with you? They would challenge your beliefs? No and no. Because I couldn't get a word in edgewise. And they

> The question is why? Because they would disagree with you? They would challenge your beliefs? No and no. Because I couldn't get a word in edgewise. And they can shout louder than me, and for longer. I have been in that meeting at work before, and I have left with a headache, and they with a sense that "they've won". Imagine trying to have a beer with Piers Morgan, or a member of the Westboro Baptist Church. Sure, it might be productive. But it wouldn't be fun, and I feel that was the premise - I don't think the idea of a "family-like atmosphere at work" was to imply "everybody hates each others guts, but still has to get along somehow".